Joomla template not recognised

Question

I'm making an Joomla 2.5.8 template, but joomla wont recognice it.

I have this file structure (note, it's an subdomain)

kadobos (root of subdomain)
    |>templates
          |>kadobosTemplate
                |>index.php
                |>templateDetails.xml

The index.php is now only holding the following code:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
    <head>
        <title>KadoBos, voor al uw speelgoed</title>
    </head>
    <body>
        Welkom op deze website
    </body>
</html>

And the templateDetails.xml holds this code:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8">
<install version="1.5" type="template">
    <name>kadoBosTemplate</name>
    <author>Marc Meesters</author>
    <version>1.0</version>
    <description>
        Template op maat gemaakt voor KadoBos, door Marc Meesters
    </description>
    <files>
        <filename>index.php</filename>
        <filename>templateDetails.xml</filename>
    </files>
</install>

But i don't see the template at the template manager. So i can't select it for the website as default template. How can i let joomla recognice it?

Lodder Lodder · Accepted Answer · 2012-12-03T20:01:34

Seeing as you're using Joomla 2.5, your XML file should look like this:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<extension version="2.5" type="template" client="site">
    <name>kadoBosTemplate</name>
    <author>Marc Meesters</author>
    <version>1.0</version>
    <description>
        Template op maat gemaakt voor KadoBos, door Marc Meesters
    </description>
    <files>
        <filename>index.php</filename>
        <filename>templateDetails.xml</filename>
    </files>
</extension>

Note that <install> should be <extension> and 1.5 should be 2.5. I've also added client="site" which will specifically tell Joomla that the template is for the frontend.

Be sure to reinstall the template after making these changes.

Joomla template not recognised

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